Welsh Miners and the War Relief Fund
LONDON, Wednesday.—The coal miners of Wales have each contributed sixpence to the War Relief Fund, and will each contribute one penny a week during the…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1899
451 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 18 of 23
Mr. Baltour on the War. the Mines to Be Taxed. British Policy Regarding the Future
LONDON, Wednesday—Mr. A. J. Balfour First Lord of the Treasury, speaking before the National Conservative Union at Dowsberry, said that the present was a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War the Battle of Graspan. Lancers Accounted For. the British Losses. a New South Wales Lancer Missing
LONDON, Wednesday.—Latest gence regarding the troop of Ninth Lancers who were - despatched In pursuit of the enemy after their defeat at Graspan: on…
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The heavy casualties among the officers of the British forces in South Africa are easily accounted for. In the first place, it is the duty of an oilier to lead wherever…
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The reports of the kind treatment accorded to the Boers' wounded meet with unstinted admiration, bringing into marked relief the magnanimity of Great Britain—…
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Sir.—Having taken part in late meeting held for the institution of a branch of the Patriotic Fund, in my remarks I made reference to a notice of motion made in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War's Effect on Shipping
Following is an extract from Messrs. H. E. Moss and Co's. (Liverpool) semi-annual shipping circular issued on the 31th ultimo:—"As we write this the aspect of affairs in the Transvaal is very serious, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The War The Battle at Modder River. A Fierce Fight. One of the Hardest in the Army's Annals. a Stubborn Resistance by the Boers
LONDON, Wednesday.—Lord Methuen, in his report to the War Office, describes the battle as "one of the hardest and most trying lights in the annals of the British…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Provision for the Wounded
Mr. Wyndham made an official statement in the House of Commons on October 26 in respect to the provision for the wounded. There are (said the Parliamentary…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →War Rumours
A member of rumours regarding the war were in circulation in Sydney last night, one of them being that Lord Methuen was wounded. It was impossible, however, to…
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It is highly improbable, writes the "Army and Navy Gazette," that Sir George White till "forward the execution or any crude projects for an advance. Should an…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War The Battle of Belmont. the British Losses
LONDON, Thursday.—The 1st Battalion Scots Guards and the 1st Battalion of the Northumberland Fusiliers had each 10 men killed, and the 1st Battalion Coldstream…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hon. R. Lygon Wounded
LONDON, Friday.—The Hon. Robert Lygon (a brother of Earl Earl Beanchamp) and a second lieutenant in the Gernadier Guards, was wounded in the battle…
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At the battle of Elandslaagte Trooper Harrop of the N.M.R., discovered the body of Piet Joubert's son, and took from the pocket of his coat a…
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Sir,—Without going into the rights and wrongs of the South African war, I would like to point out to a William Bain writing in the above in your issue…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Battle of Modder River. List of Casualties Among British Officers. Lord Methuen Wounded. Lord Beauchamp Injured
LONDON, Friday.—No official details have as yet been published of the battle at Modder River. Two messages giving an account of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The British Casualties. Anxious Inquiries at the War Office
There was no diminution yesterday, says the "Daily Mail" of October 25, in the number of anxious inquiries at the War Office in Pall Mall. But…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Queen and the War. Greived at the Heavy Losses
LONDON, Sunday.—The Queen feels very deeply the loss of so many of her brave soldiers, especially of her Guards, and is often in tears on reading the list of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Battle of Graspan. Gallant Conduct of the Marines. Charge by the N.S. Wales Lancers. Intercept a Boer Retreat
LONDON, Saturday.—Additional details regarding the battle of Graspan state that the Boer artillery did splendid shooting the missiles hit an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The War The Position in Natal. Boers in a Strong Position. a Great Explosion. Supposed Destruction of a Railway Bridge
LONDON, Monday.—Latest news from the Natal front states that Major General Hildyard recently located 5000 of the enemy strongly posted on the…
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